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Ask HN: How did Y Combinator get its name?

4 pointsby resdirectorabout 14 years ago
I've often wondered why the incubator Y Combinator is called "Y Combinator". Obviously it has something to do with the fixed point combinator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_point_combinator), but after reading that, I fail to see the connection to the Y Combinator program.<p>Maybe I'm missing something completely obvious. Can anyone fill me in?

4 comments

pgabout 14 years ago
<a href="http://ycombinator.com/faq.html" rel="nofollow">http://ycombinator.com/faq.html</a>
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_piusabout 14 years ago
Search for "name" here: <a href="http://ycombinator.com/faq.html" rel="nofollow">http://ycombinator.com/faq.html</a>
mihnabout 14 years ago
Something to do with sex chromosomes, maybe? :)
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popstevenabout 14 years ago
ya for real. How did they lol?